Table cover and process for manufacturing the same



Aug. 31 1926.

E. TURCK TABLE COVER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Filed -Dec.- 22. 1925 Inf en or a Aug. 3ft, i926.

'nirn rarest OFFICE.

EUGEN TllRCK, or BARMEN, GERMANY.

TABLE COVER AN D PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE Application filed'l ecember 22, 152'5, Serial No. 77,136, and in Germany October 6,. 1925.-

For the manufacturep'f braided table covers or centerpieces it is known in the case of machine-braided lace, to draw together its inner serrated edge provided with rhombic meshes into the form of a point and thereby, by sewing its two ends together, to

convert the form of the lace into that of a circular coveix. By this process however only comparatively small covers have hitherto been manufactured, because half the d1- aineter of the cover ccu'esponded with the width of the braided lace and the latter could be manufactured only of a limited width by mechanical means.

The object or the present invention is to permit manufacture of braided covers of substantially larger diameter, indeed of any desired size, by employing in part the above described process. According to the pres ent invention, tnis end is in substance attained by at least two pieces out machinebraided lace provided with such rhombic meshes being laid concentrically the one around the other and being so connected together that at the connecting edge a number of meshes of the outer lace are allotted to one mesh of the inner lace. In order to be able with advantage to effect this connection, it is recommended that, at least in the case of the inner lace, not only its inner edge but also its outer edge be provided with rhoinbic meshes, whereas in such lace heretofore there las always been provided an outer firm wavy edge.

()wing to the concentric arrangement of two such pieces of lace provided at their edges with rhombic meshes, it is possible, in the first place, to correspondingly enlarge the diameter of the cover. To this is added the further vantage that, owing to the diminishing curvature with increasing di aineter, a further enlargement or"- the cover is possible by the attachment of a third piece of lace, without this added lace needing an edge formed of rhombic meshes. In this way it is possible to attach to the edge of the cover the usual braided lace provided with the more valuable ornamental patterns, and thereby to give to the cover a specially attractive appearance. Consequently a much greater abundance of patterns is pro ducible in this way.

A braided table cover or centerpiece produced in accordance with tle vention is shown by way of example in the accompanying drawing in a perspective top VlGW, V

In this drawing, a indicates the interior lace which is formed substantially of rhom bio meshes both at its outer as well as its inner edges, of which meshes those atthe inner'edge are in'known manneridrawn together approximately to the form of a point by means of a holding thread which is conducted through the meshes at the edge, the ends of the originally strip-shaped lace web being sewn together on a radial line A. Concentrically surrounding the strip a is a second strip of lace b which is likewise formed substantially of rhombic meshes, especially indeed at its outer and inner edges. At the junction between strip a and strip 6 the meshes of the outer strip 6 are so drawn together and united that at each connection a number of them are alloted to one mesh of the inner stripof lace, in the example shown three meshes of the outer strip corresponding at each place to one mesh of the inner strip, with which one mesh the three meshes are connected by tying or sewing.

By sewing together these two concentrically adjacent strips a and 6 each of which has a width of 20*25 cm. a cover of about 80-100 cm. may therefore be produced. To

this is thereupon connected a third strip of lace 0 which is placed likewise in circular form concentrically around the lace annulus b but which owing to the rapidly diminishing curvature outwardly or owing to the diminished diiterence in length of its edges may have been provided with firmer ornamental edges as well as highly artistic patterns, this outer strip of lace having indeed in the example shown a firm border or edge trimming (Z at its inner edge while at its exterior it is provided with a wavy or scalloped edge 7 and in its interior portion with spots 9 worked into the lace.

In all circumstances by the employment or the new process there is no longer a limitation in any way to the size of the cover and it is not essential to provide lace with rhombic meshes in the outer portions of the cover, but there may be employed therefor lace with other highly artistic patterns. The invention is obviously not limited to present inthe example illustrated but other embodiments of said invention, in particular, other forms of pattern, are possible.

7 I claim F 1. A process, for manufacturing table covers or centerpieces from machineqnade braided lace by drawing together the laceedge provided with rhombic meshes, characterized byat, leastt o-piecesof braided lace provided with rhombic meshes being laid concentrically the one around thefother' and being so connected together that at the connecting edge a. number of meshes of the whose. inner and: ontered ge are botli proouter lace are allotted: to onemesh or" the inner lace.

2 A process according toclairn 1, wherein the inner circle strip is formed of a lace vid'ed with rhombic meshes,

A table cover or centerpiece embodying at least tWo strips of braided lace pro ided with rhombic meshes and disposed concentrically one about the other, the adjoining at least-two strips oi braided: lace disposed concentrically one about the other, the inner strip having rhomb irc' meshes at; its-inner and outer edges, the first named meshes being drawn together and united, and the outer strip having rhonibi-c meshes at least at its inner edge, the meshes of the adjoining edges of the strips being united byconnecting a plurality of meshes of the outer lace-to each mesh of the inner l ace.

In testimony where'o fi I afii x' my signature:

EUGEN 

